diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
index 2b9d643ba..a21d8fe80 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
@@ -546,15 +546,24 @@ public abstract class QueryUtils {
 		return from.join(attribute, JoinType.LEFT);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return whether the given {@link From} contains a fetch declaration for the attribute with the given name.
+	 * 
+	 * @param from the {@link From} to check for fetches.
+	 * @param attribute the attribute name to check.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private static boolean isAlreadyFetched(From<?, ?> from, String attribute) {
 
-	private static boolean isAlreadyFetched(final From<?, ?> from, final String attribute) {
-		for(final Fetch<?, ?> f : from.getFetches()) {
-			final boolean sameName = f.getAttribute().getName().equals(attribute);
+		for (Fetch<?, ?> f : from.getFetches()) {
 
-			if(sameName && f.getJoinType().equals(JoinType.LEFT)) {
+			boolean sameName = f.getAttribute().getName().equals(attribute);
+
+			if (sameName && f.getJoinType().equals(JoinType.LEFT)) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
+
 		return false;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/EclipseLinkQueryUtilsIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/EclipseLinkQueryUtilsIntegrationTests.java
index 5c3127805..4b84acd30 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/EclipseLinkQueryUtilsIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/EclipseLinkQueryUtilsIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,35 +15,10 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import javax.persistence.criteria.Join;
-import javax.persistence.criteria.JoinType;
-import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;
-
-import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.Order;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 
 /**
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
 @ContextConfiguration("classpath:eclipselink.xml")
-public class EclipseLinkQueryUtilsIntegrationTests extends QueryUtilsIntegrationTests {
-
-	/**
-	 * Required as EclipseLink generates an inner join for plain association traversal.
-	 */
-	@Override
-	protected void assertNoJoinRequestedForOptionalAssociation(Root<Order> root) {
-
-		Set<Join<Order, ?>> joins = root.getJoins();
-		assertThat(joins, hasSize(1));
-
-		Join<Order, ?> join = joins.iterator().next();
-		assertThat(join.getAttribute().getName(), is("manager"));
-		assertThat(join.getJoinType(), is(JoinType.INNER));
-	}
-}
+public class EclipseLinkQueryUtilsIntegrationTests extends QueryUtilsIntegrationTests {}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtilsIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtilsIntegrationTests.java
index 7e6e60c27..8a87e6274 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtilsIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtilsIntegrationTests.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ package org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ import javax.persistence.spi.PersistenceProviderResolverHolder;
 import org.hibernate.ejb.HibernatePersistence;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.Category;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.Order;
-import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.Product;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.sample.User;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyPath;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
@@ -149,19 +151,22 @@ public class QueryUtilsIntegrationTests {
 	 * @see DATAJPA-763
 	 */
 	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public void doesNotCreateAJoinForAlreadyFetchedAssociation() {
 
-		final CriteriaBuilder builder = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
-		final CriteriaQuery<Category> query = builder.createQuery(Category.class);
-		final Root<Category> root = query.from(Category.class);
-		root.fetch("product", JoinType.LEFT);
+		CriteriaBuilder builder = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
+		CriteriaQuery<Category> query = builder.createQuery(Category.class);
 
-		QueryUtils.toExpressionRecursively(root, PropertyPath.from("product", Category.class));
-		assertThat(root.getJoins(), is(empty()));
-	}
+		Root<Category> root = query.from(Category.class);
 
-	protected void assertNoJoinRequestedForOptionalAssociation(Root<Order> root) {
-		assertThat(root.getJoins(), is(empty()));
+		Root<Category> mock = Mockito.mock(Root.class);
+		doReturn(root.getModel()).when(mock).getModel();
+		doReturn(Collections.singleton(root.fetch("product", JoinType.LEFT))).when(mock).getFetches();
+
+		QueryUtils.toExpressionRecursively(mock, PropertyPath.from("product", Category.class));
+
+		verify(mock, times(1)).get("product");
+		verify(mock, times(0)).join(Mockito.eq("product"), Mockito.any(JoinType.class));
 	}
 
 	@Entity